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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 18, 1988
Place of Birth:
Wimbledon, London, England, UK
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Vanessa Kirby
Biography
Vanessa Nuala Kirby (born 18 April 1987 or 1988) is an English actress and producer. She rose to international prominence with her portrayal of Princess Margaret in the Netflix drama series The Crown (2016–2017), for which she won the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Kirby made her professional acting debut on stage, with acclaimed performances in the plays All My Sons (2010), A Midsummer Night's Dream (2010), Women Beware Women (2011), Three Sisters (2012), and as Stella Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire (2014).
She has also taken on roles in the Hobbs & Shaw (2019) action films and the Mission: Impossible film series since 2018. For her performance as a grief-stricken woman in Pieces of a Woman (2020), she won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. She received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Kirby has since portrayed Empress Joséphine in the historical drama Napoleon (2023).
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Avengers: Secret Wars | Sue Storm / The Invisible Woman |
| 2026 | Avengers: Doomsday | Sue Storm / The Invisible Woman |
| 2025 | Eden | Dora Strauch Ritter |
| 2025 | The Fantastic 4: First Steps | Sue Storm / Invisible Woman |
| 2025 | Night Always Comes | Lynette |
| 2025 | Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere | Self - 'Sue Storm' / 'Invisible Woman' |
| 2023 | Napoleon | Josephine Bonaparte |
| 2023 | Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One | The White Widow |
| 2022 | Italian Studies | Alina Reynolds |
| 2022 | The Son | Beth |
| 2021 | The World to Come | Tallie |
| 2020 | Pieces of a Woman | Martha Weiss |
| 2019 | Mr. Jones | Ada Brooks |
| 2019 | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw | Hattie Shaw |
| 2018 | Mission: Impossible - Fallout | The White Widow |
| 2018 | National Theatre Live: Julie | Julie |
| 2016 | Genius | Zelda Fitzgerald |
| 2016 | Kill Command | Mills |
| 2016 | Me Before You | Alicia Dawares |
| 2015 | Jupiter Ascending | Katharine Dunlevy |
| 2015 | Bone in the Throat | Sophie |
| 2015 | Everest | Sandy Hill Pittman |
| 2015 | The Dresser | Irene |
| 2014 | Queen & Country | Dawn Rohan |
| 2014 | National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire | Stella Kowalski |
| 2014 | Insomniacs | Jade |
| 2014 | Devil in the Detail | Jessica |
| 2013 | Charlie Countryman | Felicity |
| 2013 | About Time | Joanna |
| 2013 | The Exchange | Woman |
| 2012 | Wasteland | Nicola |
| 2012 | Nora | Young Woman |
| 2010 | Love/Loss | Jane |
| Off Season | ||
| The Honey Wars | (voice) | |
| Ruins |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Crown | Princess Margaret |
| 2016 | The Crown | Young Princess Margaret (archive footage) |
| 2015 | The Frankenstein Chronicles | Lady Jemima Hervey |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self |
| 2012 | Labyrinth | Alice Tanner |
| 2012 | Honest Trailers | Alanna Mitsopolis (archive footage) |
| 2011 | Great Expectations | Estella |
| 2011 | The Hour | Ruth Elms |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self - Guest |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Celia Ravenscroft |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |